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the £14 billion problem on the nation s roads. calls on the government to increase fuel duty by 2p a litre to pay for repairs to potholes. wayne rooney equals sir bobby charlton as manchester united s biggest ever goal scorer, reaching the landmark with their 4 0 victory over reading. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the nhs in england has rejected claims that there s a humanitarian crisis in its hospitals. the comments from the british red cross come as figures show a&e departments have had to shut their doors to patients more than 140 times in december because of a lack of beds. this afternoon the labour leader jeremy corbyn called upon the government to take urgent action, but nhs england says plans are in place to cope and that talk of any humanitarian crisis is overblown. there are flashing images in smitha mundasad s report. winter pressures in accident and emergency some patients waiting a long time to be seen, beds closed because of the winter vomiting ....
victory over reading scoring his 249th goal for his club. and potholes on the roads calls for an increase to fuel duty to raise £14 billion for repairs. stay with us here on bbc news. coming up in half an hour we report on how the latest artificial intelligence will change the way we make money. that s in talking business at 8.30pm. the nhs in england has rejected claims that there s a humanitarian crisis in its hospitals. the comments from the british red cross come as figures show a&e departments have had to shut their doors to patients more than 140 times in december because of a lack of beds. this afternoon the labour leaderjeremy corbyn called upon the government to take urgent action. but nhs england says plans are in place to cope and that talk of any humanitarian crisis is overblown. there are flashing images in smitha mundasad s report. winter pressures in accident and emergency some patients waiting a long time to be seen, beds closed because of the ....
also, is this the first public statue of jane austen? we report on why it proved to be such a challenge for the artist. and nick has the weather. good morning. it is another cold, frosty start. i see in a few spots as well because there are some showers around. that means those of us showers around. that means those of us today it will be cloudier than yesterday. for others, though, still some sparkling sunshine on offer. all the details coming up in the next half an hour. good morning. first, our main story: theresa may will become the first foreign leader to meet the new us president in washington. they are due to have talks on friday. the announcement was made during donald trump s first day in office, which also saw a series of protests against his administration and an onslaught against the media for inaccurate reporting. our us correspondent david willis has more. donald trump has got to go! in the nation s capital, they have rarely seen a rally quite like this. ....
his spokesman confirms they will meet on friday. a trade deal and brexit are expected to be on the agenda. as hundreds of thousands take to the streets in protest against the new president, the white house goes to war over reports of the numbers who attended friday s inauguration. we had a massive field of people. you saw them, packed. i get up this morning, i turn on one of the networks, and they show an empty field. good morning, it is sunday 22 january. also ahead: after reports that a trident missile test went wrong, the ministry of defence says it has absolute confidence in its nuclear defence system. a cancer charity calls for more to be done to encourage women to have smear tests. in sport: britain s andy murray is up against it in the last 16 of the australian open. the world number one is 2 1 down against germany s mischa zverev. and nick has the weather. good morning. it is another cold, frosty start. icy in a few spots, too, because there are some showers aro ....
they re due to have talks on friday. the announcement was made during donald trump s first day in office, which also saw a series of protests against his administration; and an onslaught against the media for inaccurate reporting. our us correspondent david willis has more. crowd: hey, hey! ho, ho! donald trump has got to go! in the nation s capital, they have rarely seen a rally quite like this. not since the vietnam war have so many people come together, in defence of women s rights and minority rights, liberties these people believe could be imperilled by the presidency of donald trump. the man himself was visiting the headquarters of the cia whilst that rally was underway, less concerned about secrets, it appeared, than crowd sizes, in particular reports of the attendance at his inauguration the previous day. i made a speech. i looked out, the field was. it looked like a million, 1.5 million people. they showed a field where there were practically nobody standing th ....